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Jamaica’s Gov’t and CARICOM in solidarity with people of Guyana as search and ...

19 July 2026

Search and rescue operations continue off the coast of Guyana, where a ferry carrying 133 passengers and crew sank last ...

Jamaica will benefit from transformative healthcare when nurses are empowered, supported a...

19 July 2026

Written By: Sugar Ray Thomas “If nurses are empowered, supported and equipped, the society will benefit from transform...

Two persons shot and killed in Mandeville last evening

19 July 2026

Two persons were shot and killed in Mandeville, Manchester last evening after an altercation between a taxi operator and...

NAJ president demands better structural support for nurses

19 July 2026

By: Sugar Ray Thomas President of the Nurses Association of Jamaica (NAJ), Dawn Marie Richards, says nurses must be prov...

TODSS appeals for relevant authorities to address poor road condition concerns

18 July 2026

The Transport Operators Development Sustainable Services (TODSS) is appealing to the relevant authorities to address con...

Haitians found in Old Harbour remain in custody

18 July 2026

At least 8 Haitians apprehended between Thursday and yesterday in St. Catherine remain in police custody and are being p...

Youth Minister calls for greater access to poetry, amidst concern about children’s e...

18 July 2026

Amidst concern about children’s interaction with certain online content, a call is being made for them to have greater...

Non-patrons of Reggae Sumfest urged to stay away from event area as authorities aim to red...

18 July 2026

As the authorities enhance traffic management and crowd-control operations for today’s staging of Reggae Sumfest, citi...

Gov’t reaffirms Jamaica’s commitment to practical international cooperation on...

18 July 2026

The Government has reinforced the country’s commitment to practical transnational cooperation in areas such as informa...

St Catherine man implicated in murder, who fled to Trinidad and was deported, now charged

18 July 2026

A St. Catherine man, who reportedly fled to Trinidad and Tobago, after being implicated in a murder last year, was sent ...